Age: Old enough to have seen the Colts beat the Giants in ’58
Residence: Federal Hill
Where she sat: End zone, field level
Price paid for ticket: Colts cheerleader
Role: Gimme a C-O-L-T-S
“We won — that’s the fondest memory. We had no idea at the time that this was going to be so historical. We were excited about going to New York because we were all just Baltimore girls who never went very far from home.”
Danny O’Toole
Age: 73
Residence: Fullerton
Where he sat: End zone, field level
Price paid for ticket: Member of Colts band
Role: Drummer
“The next day when I came back home, I got engaged to my wife. I couldn’t take her with me because I couldn’t get a ticket for her. So when I came back home, we got engaged.”
Jerry Kelly
Age: 75
Residence: Reisterstown
Where he sat: Upper deck
Price paid for ticket: $10. He paid $24 for a Colts season ticket
Role: Fan, member of Colts Corral No. 1
“My fondest memory was the excitement. Nobody, I think, had any idea or thoughts as to a sudden-death playoff. Normally, an NFL game was over at the end of 60 minutes. You had one of three choices: win, lose or tie. It was freezing cold. Not ice cold, but it was cold. The sun was gone, and we had our ups and downs in the game. What happens now? We were all looking around trying to figure out what was going on.”
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“it will remain a game for the ages.” — John Steadman, sports editor, The News-Post
“It was dusk. The lights were on. Banners were flying. We were world champions, and I was in such awe. I didn’t want to leave.” — Don Joyce, Colts defensive end
“Johnny told us in the huddle before we began that drive that we were going to take the ball right down and score. And we all believed him.” –Alan Ameche, Colts fullback (describing the winning drive)
“It was the greatest. The greatest!” — Tommy D’Alesandro, Baltimore’s mayor from 1947 to 1959
“A great day? There was never anything like it around here. And there will never be again. The first is the ever-loving most.” — N.P. Clark, Baltimore News-Post
“The day was overwhelming, and I just had the sense that God had been involved in it, big-time. I wasn’t a person who prayed. But … I was thunder-struck. God did that. That’s what I said to myself.” — Raymond Berry, Colts tight end
“You want a quote? Say the Giants were tired out from patting themselves on the back. You know I’m kidding. Don’t you dare say that. The Giants are a great team — but we’re better.” — Gino Marchetti, Colts defensive end (after the game)
